jade

Origin & mnemonic

The jade radical originates from a pictographic depiction of a jade stone or bead, with the internal strokes representing the crystalline structure or veining of the stone.

Mnemonic: Remember the jade radical as a precious jade stone with inner veining—a square with crossed strokes inside.

• 球qiú🔊

  ball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])

  HSK 1

  11 strokes

• 理lǐ🔊

  texture

  HSK 6

  11 strokes

• 现xiàn🔊

  to appear

  11 strokes

• 琎jìn🔊

  jade-like stone

  11 strokes

• 琁xuán🔊

  beautiful jade

  11 strokes

• 珳wén🔊

  old variant of 玟[wen2]

  11 strokes

• 珵chéng🔊

  fine jade

  11 strokes

• 珶dì🔊

  white jade worn on belt

  11 strokes

• 珺jùn🔊

  beautiful jade

  11 strokes

• 珻méi🔊

  old variant of 玫[mei2]

  11 strokes

• 琀hán🔊

  gems or pearls formerly put into the mouth of a corpse

  11 strokes

• 琅láng🔊

  jade-like stone

  11 strokes

• 琇xiù🔊

  (jade)

  11 strokes

• 琈fú🔊

  (literary) a kind of jade

  11 strokes

• 琉liú🔊

  old variant of 琉[liu2]

  11 strokes

• 琏liǎn🔊

  sacrificial vessel used for grain offerings

  11 strokes

• 琐suǒ🔊

  fragmentary

  11 strokes

• 琵pí🔊

  see 琵琶, pipa lute

  12 strokes

• 琳lín🔊

  gem

  12 strokes

• 琼qióng🔊

  jasper

  12 strokes

• 琴qín🔊

  guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2] (a type of zither)

  HSK 5

  12 strokes

• 琪qí🔊

  (literary) fine jade

  12 strokes

• 琠diǎn🔊

  gem used as ear plug

  12 strokes

• 琛chēn🔊

  precious stone

  12 strokes

• 琦qí🔊

  (literary) fine jade

  12 strokes

• 珷wǔ🔊

  inferior gem

  12 strokes

• 琚jū🔊

  ornamental gems for belt

  12 strokes

• 琝mín🔊

  old variant of 玟[min2]

  12 strokes

• 琢zuó🔊

  used in 琢磨[zuo2 mo5]

  12 strokes

• 琥hǔ🔊

  used in 琥珀[hu3 po4]

  12 strokes

• 琨kūn🔊

  (jade)

  12 strokes

• 琫běng🔊

  gem ornament of scabbard

  12 strokes

• 琬wǎn🔊

  ensign of royalty

  12 strokes

• 琭lù🔊

  (jade)

  12 strokes

• 琮cóng🔊

  jade tube with round hole and rectangular sides, used ceremonially in ancient times

  12 strokes

• 琯guǎn🔊

  mus. instr.

  12 strokes

• 琰yǎn🔊

  gem

  12 strokes

• 琱diāo🔊

  to engrave gems

  12 strokes

• 琲bèi🔊

  necklace

  12 strokes

• 琶pá🔊

  see 琵琶, pipa lute

  12 strokes

• 珐fà🔊

  used in 琺瑯|珐琅[fa4 lang2]

  12 strokes

• 瑛yīng🔊

  (literary) translucent stone similar to jade

  12 strokes

• 瑞ruì🔊

  lucky

  13 strokes

• 瑟sè🔊

  a type of standing harp, smaller than konghou 箜篌, with 5-25 strings

  13 strokes

• 瑀yǔ🔊

  (chalcedony)

  13 strokes

• 玮wěi🔊

  (reddish jade)

  13 strokes

• 珲hún🔊

  (fine jade)

  13 strokes

• 瑁mào🔊

  (jade)

  13 strokes